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From: dirt@umich.edu (david langhorst)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Unexpected problems booting w/o keyboard
Date: 26 Jun 1996 00:03:23 GMT
Organization: University of Michigan
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i'm running freeBSD on a couple of machines and have come across a interesting
problem. when booting without a keyboard on both machines, the machine 
grinds to a halt while probing the ISA bus. furthermore, one of the two
machines has an identical problem if you don't press some sort of key
while it's delayed at the 'Boot:' prompt. 

the machines have no identical components in them, which leads me to 
believe that it's a software problem.

if anyone else has experienced similar woes, email me and i/we can start
working on a solution. if you have a solution, all the better!

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David Langhorst (dirt@umich.edu) - Univ. of Michigan ITD GPCC UNIX Services